Are you still ordering takeaways?

With so much time on my hands - everything is now home cooked. Cheaper and healthier.

No, we wouldn’t take the small, unnecessary risk associated with them!

Supermarket food is still prepared and packaged and sorted and delivered and displayed by people.

And other members of the public dont get to browse the take away kitchens, picking things up then putting them back..

What Im saying is that a take away might be MORE hygienic than a supermarket meal?

No,we said same,you cant be too sure,can you? Only exception may be our local one,if son walked over to collect,as you can see the guy prepare it,or the local chippy,as they've always worn gloves,even before this,and as they fry things at very high temperatures,but we havent bothered as yet,which is amazing as sons always ask for takeaways!(they dont often get em though!)

I will look that up oOhmother as i bought that cookbook before christmas and not had much chance to look through it yet!

I must admit we've not dared use the chinese takeaway we used to love- not due to racism,but just that,as the news said,the problem was virus was spreading as chinese people were going to china for chinese new year,or had people visit them,in other countries for it- so was VERY wary of this,as you cant ring up to order and ask them if they've been anywhere, or had visitors over, for their new year,can you?!

Sorry for the typo Ohmother

We live in the countryside and many of the local pubs and caterers have become takeaways, they seem to be rushed off their feet. Butchers are offering to deliver £20, £30, etc assorted meat boxes; we could get £20 veg boxes or order bread from a local restaurant (although it is posh and expensive bread). Apart from one delivery of two takeaways and small veg order, we are sticking to preparing own meals from our weekly supermarket click & collect

Food places are considered under essentials rules i believe.

Hadn't had a takeaway for years but had two recently.

Not sure id want to risk the pub/restaurant ones though...

I would order from a nice cafe or restaurant if we had them nearby.
Surely our food deliveries are risky too but we need to eat.

Supporting local business is important, I think.

That these outlets are being allowed to continue to operate someone somewhere must think they are safe. Open up containers then wash hands before eating if you must.

Supermarket food is still prepared and packaged and sorted and delivered and displayed by people. And other members of the public dont get to browse the take away kitchens, picking things up then putting them back.

Actually notanan, thats a very good point. Still don't want one though!

We find takeaway too expensive, but I do see the point of supporting local businesses. Here most restaurants have started takeaway in order not to have to lay off folk, or go bankrupt.

Probably more for a younger generation but, I think there is an irony in the fact that most people have the time on their hands to learn or enjoy cooking, yet order takeaways. Nowt so strange as folk

People of all ages get take aways. Though, I certainly wouldn’t blame the “younger” generation for getting more takeaways now! They have more on their plates and most. They are working from home, homeschooling, and taking care of elderly relatives. That doesn’t leave much time for learning to cook near meals.Let’s cut them some slack.

nannan2 Without support, that Chinese take away that you love so much won’t be there when this crisis is over. It might not be racially motivated, but I bet it sure feels that way to them if everyone did it.

*learning to cook new meals

We had a shish kebab meal delivered for our recent anniversary. Really delicious and made a change.

I was slightly concerned but hadn’t thought about shoppers breathing and touching food in the supermarkets. Also the food production staff and shelf stackers involved but we need to eat or we’ll be unwell so Sod’s law really. Is sod a real person or only when he/she is making up laws?

I enjoy eating out and the occasional takeaway. OH wouldn’t bother if it wasn’t for me. He used to find the cheapest item on the menu and order what ever it was. He ate an awful lot of omelette on holidays!

I don't believe I have ever ordered a takeaway myself, so don't see any reason to change the habits of a lifetime. ??
Hasten to add that I have been staying with people who've done so (Chinese, Indian) and been round at friends' places for board games nights or telly evenings when we would order pizza, but when I'm at home I cook! Old fashioned, or what?

Certainly won’t be eating Chinese food ever again. Would still order Pizza or an Indian though.

We have takeaways very rarely, but I wouldn't consider it at the moment. The packaging is obviously a risk but I am dubious about the food too. There doesn't seem to be evidence for or against the possibility that the virus survives in food but why chance it? The Daily Mash website had one of their spoof stories that summed it up for me - "Man Afraid To Touch Doorknob Trusts Teenagers To Prepare Pizza For Him."

I don't see that it's any different to buying food in a supermarket, to be honest. Even if you're cooking the food yourself, there's still been a long supply chain of people handling your food before you get it home. Any one of them could have had, transmitted or died from the virus. How would you ever know?

We have had one takeaway since lockdown.

I did see a headline flash on my laptop this morning about a Domino's delivery driver who had died from Coronavirus, but it was from the Daily Wail, and I refuse to read anything they publish, so I don't know the whole context - he may have stopped working weeks before dying from it . But again, is that any different from a lorry driver, or a supermarket worker dying from it?

I've got more food than enough for us to eat at home, so unless we really fancy another lamb shish kebab from our fabulous kebab shop, then we won't be having takeaways. But I'm not against the idea.

No, I wouldn't have one at the moment although I guess the people delivering the takeaways and the restaurant owners want the money and so some people might say you're supporting them. A lot of people have big financial worries.

It is true that there is also a risk in going to a supermarket but you're not just buying one meal. When I go, I am shopping for other people too.

Certainly won’t be eating Chinese food ever again. Would still order Pizza or an Indian though.

Why not?